General Assembly: 2nd plenary meeting, 81st session
General Assembly • United NationsSeptember 11, 2026
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General Assembly Adopts 81st-Session Agenda as Russia Objects to Ukraine Item
The United Nations General Assembly locked in its full agenda for the 81st session, but not without a sharp diplomatic clash. Russia disassociated from consensus on two politically charged items — the situation in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals — prompting a detailed legal rebuttal from Ukraine's delegation.
- Full 81st-session agenda adopted by consensus across nine headings, setting the Assembly's roadmap through 2027
- Russia disassociates on Ukraine occupied-territories item, calling it "counter to reality"
- Ukraine fires back, citing GA Resolution 77/229 and ICJ jurisprudence to defend the item's retention
- Russia declares the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals "ceased to exist" and demands investigation into the death of Ratko Mladić
- General debate scheduled for Sept. 22–28, 2026, extended to include Saturday to maximize speakers
The sharpest exchange of the session came when Russia's delegation broke from consensus on agenda item 61, formally titled "Situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine." The dispute previews what will be one of the most contentious threads running through the 81st session.
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